Knockout: ballhandling drill
We’ve all played knockout or elimination or lightning before which is a shooting game. We used to play a ball handling game that we called knockout as well and it was just as fun and a little more physical.
Knockout involves giving each player a ball and confining them to a certain area on the court. I suggest that you start the area larger and shrink it as players leave the game but I’m getting ahead of myself. 1st: EAch player has a ball in hand within a certain boundary, say halfcourt. EAch player begins to dribble while trying to knock the other players dribble or ball away. If a dribble is lost or a player goes out of bounds he is out. If a player commits a foul he is out, but the offense must call the foul here. Once players get knocked out shrink the floor so the remaining players have less room to maneuver.
Players must be able to dribble with both hands if they are to be good at this game. It is very important to use your body as well to protect the ball.
